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If you’re on the fence about which of the new consoles you want to buy and live near Massachusetts, Florida or Edmonton, then you’re in luck as Major Nelson will be bringing one down to your local Microsoft Store. Check out the location and dates below. for your ability to play a bit of Killer […]

Microsoft’s community figure Major Nelson has stated that the company will not block your library of Xbox One games should your Xbox Live account become banned. The statement was given at E3 last week and comes as confusion clouds the matter.

Xbox One’s pre-owned charge and Kinect DRM policy have caused quite a stir in the gaming world, and Microsoft’s Major Nelson has responded to gamers, suggesting that the company is definitely listening.

Xbox One has already caused a deal of confusion surrounding the use of pre-owned games, and on top of having to pay a fee to play used games, it seems that Microsoft and publishers will get a cut of each used sale at retail too.

Xbox LIVE programming director Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb answered questions about Xbox One in a live Yahoo! chat today. He shed some light on a few minor details and shrugged others off to be addressed at E3, which he points out is merely 18 days away.

Following the recent online discussion regarding the technical side of Xbox One, Major Nelson has announced he will be taking some questions in a live Yahoo! chat. Details can be found on Majornelson.com. The chat will use Covert It Live and will automatically go live on his site. It will start on Wednesday at 4p […]

Xbox One was announced today, and despite rumors to the contrary, VG247 was told in Londo today it will not require an always-on connection. However, we have heard conflicting reports regarding the need for an online connection, and whether the console will allow for used games to be played – another heavy rumor for eons. […]

Microsoft is gearing up to unveil its Xbox successor on May 21, and is currently building a venue for the big day. Chief of staff for interactive entertainment business Aaron Greenberg and Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb have been tweeting photos of the venue’s creation.

Xbox 720 scammers have been asking gamers to hand over their personal details in a string of fake mailing list cons. Microsoft’s Major Nelson has asked everyone to remain vigilant in spotting the scam.

Microsoft has announced its Games on Demand Xbox 360 service is gearing up for a run of huge discounts. Prices will be slashed from February 26 to March 4, although we are yet to find out what reductions will be made.

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Following the recent online discussion regarding the technical side of Xbox One, Major Nelson has announced he will be taking some questions in a live Yahoo! chat. Details can be found on Majornelson.com. The chat will use Covert It Live and will automatically go live on his site. It will start on Wednesday at 4p […]

Xbox One was announced today, and despite rumors to the contrary, VG247 was told in Londo today it will not require an always-on connection. However, we have heard conflicting reports regarding the need for an online connection, and whether the console will allow for used games to be played – another heavy rumor for eons. […]

Microsoft is gearing up to unveil its Xbox successor on May 21, and is currently building a venue for the big day. Chief of staff for interactive entertainment business Aaron Greenberg and Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb have been tweeting photos of the venue’s creation.

Xbox 720 scammers have been asking gamers to hand over their personal details in a string of fake mailing list cons. Microsoft’s Major Nelson has asked everyone to remain vigilant in spotting the scam.

Microsoft has announced its Games on Demand Xbox 360 service is gearing up for a run of huge discounts. Prices will be slashed from February 26 to March 4, although we are yet to find out what reductions will be made.

Microsoft’s Larry Hryb – better known as Major Nelson – has set Xbot hearts a-flutter by posting a countdown timer to E3 2013 with the enigmatic comment “And it’s on.” Although there’s a good five months to go before the June event, anticipation is already high. Microsoft is strongly tipped to debut its next console, […]

Microsoft’s Larry Hryb has announced the welcome extension of the Xbox 360 subscription deal to US chain retailers Best Buy and Gamestop. The deal, which includes a 4GB Xbox 360 and Kinect for $99 plus two year’s subscription fee of $14.99, was previously only available through Microsoft’s rare retail outlets until the firm announced a […]

Some further details of this week’s mysterious Xbox 360 update have surfaced. According to Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb, also known as Major Nelson, the update is intended to “quickly fix some voice recognition issues affecting our non-English speaking members”. Thanks, Shack.

Sega’s set to announce an Xbox Live Arcade port of Sonic CD at PAX this weekend, according to a Major Nelson post which mentions what games will be at the event. Nothing has been announced on it so far formally, but it will be at Xbox’s Booth 432 as a playable title. Sega said that […]